Do you think recent developments may lead to liberal and conservative voters coalescing around two major parties; the PP for the left and Bhumjaithai on the right, such as was the case in the UK until recently.
It’s hard to see much of a future for the UTN or Palang Pracharath and what’s the point of the Democrats now they taken the Thaskin shilling. The PT record in government was very poor even before the phone call saga.
Or is that very farang way of looking at things and the strength of regional and family loyalties more or less guarantees a multi part system.
I would say that between 2001-2019, we did have something that came close to how it works in the UK: two main parties (Democrats and Pheu Thai) and the medium-sized regional parties here and there. It's premature to say this of course but I do think we are potentially returning to that, with as you say BJT on the right and the PP on the left. But we are a bit too far out to say that with any degree or certainty and the major caveat is I'm still not sure what will happen to Pheu Thai at the next election, and there is still a chance we end up with basically three large parties.
Do you think recent developments may lead to liberal and conservative voters coalescing around two major parties; the PP for the left and Bhumjaithai on the right, such as was the case in the UK until recently.
It’s hard to see much of a future for the UTN or Palang Pracharath and what’s the point of the Democrats now they taken the Thaskin shilling. The PT record in government was very poor even before the phone call saga.
Or is that very farang way of looking at things and the strength of regional and family loyalties more or less guarantees a multi part system.
I would say that between 2001-2019, we did have something that came close to how it works in the UK: two main parties (Democrats and Pheu Thai) and the medium-sized regional parties here and there. It's premature to say this of course but I do think we are potentially returning to that, with as you say BJT on the right and the PP on the left. But we are a bit too far out to say that with any degree or certainty and the major caveat is I'm still not sure what will happen to Pheu Thai at the next election, and there is still a chance we end up with basically three large parties.